Al Jazeera·5 min read·hard
Saudi-Pakistan-Turkiye pact: A new shield or strategic signal?
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Abid Hussain
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Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Pakistan have signed the 'Makkah Joint Defence Agreement,' a mutual defense pact that treats an attack on one as an attack on all. Analysts suggest the agreement is a strategic response to regional instability involving Iran and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
The agreement names no adversary, but analysts say Iran and its regional network are central to the thinking behind it.
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